Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford

Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
The Thom Building from the Banbury Road.
Established1908 (1908)
Head of DepartmentProf Ronald Roy
Location,
51°45′35″N 1°15′34″W / 51.75972°N 1.25944°W / 51.75972; -1.25944
CampusKeble Road Triangle
Websitewww.eng.ox.ac.uk
The Thom Building and the Holder Tower as seen from University Parks. In the background on the left, the Philip Wetton telescope from the Department of Physics can be seen.

The Department of Engineering Science is the engineering department of the University of Oxford.[1] It is part of the university's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division. The department was ranked third best institute in the UK for engineering in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.[2]

It is principally located on a triangular plot formed by Banbury Road to the west, Parks Road to the east and Keble Road to the south. The main building is the tall 1960s Thom Building that dominates the local landscape, especially the view from the University Parks to the east. Further lower buildings have been added to the north since then. The department shares buildings with the Department of Materials.

  1. ^ Alastair M. Howatson, Engineering Science at Oxford: A History, 2008.
  2. ^ "THE REF 2021". 12 May 2022.